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Bhagavad Gita 16.1

श्री भगवानुवाच अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः। दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम्।।

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha abhayaṁ sattva-sanśhuddhir jñāna-yoga-vyavasthitiḥ dānaṁ damaśh cha yajñaśh cha svādhyāyas tapa ārjavam

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
śhrī-bhagavān uvāchaśhrī-bhagavān uvāchathe Supreme Divine Personality said
abhayamabhayamfearlessness
sattva-sanśhuddhiḥsattva-sanśhuddhiḥpurity of mind
jñānajñānaknowledge
yogayogaspiritual
vyavasthitiḥvyavasthitiḥsteadfastness
dānamdānamcharity
damaḥdamaḥcontrol of the senses
chachaand
yajñaḥyajñaḥperformance of sacrifice
chachaand
svādhyāyaḥsvādhyāyaḥstudy of sacred books
tapaḥtapaḥausterity
ārjavamārjavamstraightforwardness

The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and yoga, almsgiving, control of the senses, sacrifice, study of scriptures, austerity, and straightforwardness.

श्री भगवान् ने कहा -- अभय, अन्त:करण की शुद्धि, ज्ञानयोग में दृढ़ स्थिति, दान, दम, यज्ञ, स्वाध्याय, तप और आर्जव।।